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Letter from John Dent, Eufaula, Alabama, to M. B. Wellborn, Houston, Texas, March 28, 1866
No full textThis item is from the John Horry Dent Collection that contains three ledgers (a plantation book, a farm journal, and a letter copybook) and a folder of miscellaneous letters written by John Horry Dent of Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, and Cave Springs, Floyd County, Georgia, from January 1840 to November 1891
Letter from John Dent to M. B. Wellborn, January 14, 1861
No full textThis item is from the John Horry Dent Collection that contains three ledgers (a plantation book, a farm journal, and a letter copybook) and a folder of miscellaneous letters written by John Horry Dent of Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, and Cave Springs, Floyd County, Georgia, from January 1840 to November 1891
John Horry Dent, Jr., Letters, MSS.0431
No full textAbstract: Collection contains letters written by John Horry Dent, Jr. (signed J. Horry Dent) of Barbour County, Alabama, from 1861 March 15 to 1864 July 1 to his father, John Horry Dent of Eufaula, Alabama. There are also two letters written by Dent Jr.'s fellow officers to Dent's father detailing information of Dent Jr.'s part aboard the C.S.S.
McRae during the battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and his subsequent capture and internment at Fort Warren in May 1862.Scope and Content Note: This collection contains 117 letters written mainly by John Horry Dent, Jr. (signed J. Horry Dent) of Barbour County, Alabama, between 15 March 1861 to 1 July 1864 while he served in the Confederate Navy to his father, John Horry Dent, in Eufaula, Alabama. One letter was written to his brother, Herbert Dent, and one to his mother. There are also two letters written by his fellow officers (S. P. Blane, midshipman, C.S.N. and C.W. Read, C.S.N.) to John Horry Dent detailing information of his son's part aboard the C.S.S.
McRae during the battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and his subsequent capture and internment at Fort Warren in May 1862, and one letter in 1864 from a cousin, George C. Dent. There is also a small sketch of a bull ram boat, drawn in 1861.Dent Jr.'s letters provide information about the various ships on which he served, including some of the dimensions of the ship as well as the number of masts, smokestacks, and the types of engines. He also discusses friends and family members as well as, in 1863 and 1864, his dissatisfaction with the state of the Confederate Navy. The letters also show that, on occasion, he was able to purchase items for his family in Alabama, such as shoes, yards of fabrics, and hats. Each of his letters ends with "Give my love to all the family" and is signed "Yrs truly, J. Horry Dent."Biographical/Historical Note: John Horry Dent, Jr., was born on 2 May 1840 in Barbour County, Alabama, the son of John H. and Mary M. Dent, of Barbour County, Alabama. During the Civil War, Dent served as an Assistant Engineer on several Confederate Naval steamships, including C.S.S.
McRae on the lower Mississippi River from March 1861 to late April 1862, when the
McRae was involved in the battle as the Union fleet attempted to pass between Fort Jackson and Fort Saint Philip. In the battle the
McRae was severely damaged and was allowed to take their wounded to New Orleans under a flag of truce with only a few officers and enough men to sail her. The rest of her officers and crew, including Dent, were taken as prisoners of war to Fort Warren in Boston harbor. He was part of a prisoner exchange and returned to duty in Richmond, Virginia on 6 August 1862.In September 1862 he was assigned to the new gunboat, the C.S.S.
Chattahoochee, as it was being constructed in Saffold, Georgia. While on the
Chattahoochee, Dent suffered from severe chills and high fevers that left him debilitated but his captain would not allow him to transfer out. Shortly before 27 MAy 1863, Dent was finally transferred to the C.S.S.
Hampton at Richmond, Virginia, so he was not aboard the
Chattahoochee when one of her boilers exploded, killing 18 of her officers and crew.Dent remained aboard the C.S.S.
Hampton, a wooden gunboat, until late July 1863 when he was dispatched to the ironclad ram C.S.S.
Charleston at Charleston, South Carolina. In mid-September 1863 he was once again transferred, this time to the C.S.S.
Juno, a blockade runner preparing to make a run for Nassau. On 28 October 1863 he was ordered back to the Charleston to replace another engineer. By 1 November 1863, Dent was back aboard the
Juno, but only for a short while. He was ordered back to the
Charleston in December and remained aboard her until 1864 March 1 when he went back to the
Juno, which was preparing to sail for Nassau.The
Juno sailed on the evening of 9 March 1864 and on March 10 encountered a severe storm, so severe in fact, the ship broke apart and sank. The crew managed to get off in the life boats, but those capsized and sank with approximately 31 hands lost -- the only two saved were a Mr. Burk, the pilot, and Dent. They were rescued the next day by another schooner, the
Petrel, which had also run the Charleston blockade. They put into Nassau in early April 1864, where he soon took a berth on the C.S.S.
Coquette out of Wilmington, North Carolina.Dent arrived in Wilmington in mid May 1864 and remained on the
Coquette as 1st Assistant Engineer. He made one more trip, possibly two, aboard the
Coquette to Nassau or Bermuda, until his death, possibly from fever, on 15 July 1864. He was buried in Smithville (now Southport), North Carolina
Letter from Edward Dent to Michel-Dmitri Calvocoressi, January 25, 1913
No full textA letter dated January 25, 1913 from English musicologist, teacher, and critic Edward Joseph Dent to French musicologist and critic Michel-Dmitri Calvocoressi
Intelligent Agent Concepts in the Modern Library
No full textIntelligent agents - software components designed to perform complex tasks for the user (with or without the presence of the user) - are used in a variety of settings, from instant messaging and Web auctions, to ATM network management and air traffic control systems. The technology also has applicability within libraries, adding a level of user-oriented control and flexibility to activities such as digital collection management and virtual reference. The use of intelligent agents to assist users with their searches has perhaps the greatest potential. This article provides background information on the use of agent technology in information settings, and reviews three library-based projects that utilize agent technology in a practical way
Observations of School Library Impact at Two Rural Ugandan Schools
No full textThe purpose of the study is to explore connections between the presence of a library at two schools in rural Uganda and certain student academic engagement indicators, such as scholastic performance, reading habits, study habits, and library use patterns. The study is not intended to demonstrate strong correlations between these items, rather, it is a limited exploration of certain questions meant to inform further enquiry in the area. Five specific questions guided the research: Do students with a school library read more? Do students make good use of the library? Do students recognize the importance of having the library? Do students use the library materials for other than class-related work? Are there any noticeable differences between the grades of students with the library at their school, and those without? Researchers gathered both quantitative and qualitative data from two different schools in the Masaka District, one school with a library, the Kitengesa Comprehensive Secondary School, and one without, Masaka High School. Researchers also gathered important library-use information from a third school, Sseke Secondary School, to supplement the quantitative data gathered from the other two schools. Grade and class rank information was collected for 85 students, 6 focus groups were conducted, 85 questionnaires were distributed and collected from students, 5 school administrators and 3 library staff were interviewed, and approximately 10 hours of observation was done
Local economic development in Uganda and the connection to rural community libraries and literacy
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to present a cursory overview of economic development in Uganda, and explicate some important links between the rural library and the ways it might impact human development areas such as economic uplift, education and literacy. Real-life examples of small-scale economic development projects from the Kitengesa Community Library in rural Uganda are used to contextualize some of these connections. A comprehensive review of the literature on rural development, economicdevelopment in Uganda, the relationship between literacy, libraries and economic development and the rural community library provide a context for the paper. Qualitative data gathered from research studies conducted at Kitengesa Community Library in 2004 and 2005 is presented, including individual interviews with library users, teachers, local business merchants, and librarians at Kitengesa. The article concludes that there is potential for rural community libraries to impact small-scale local economic development. The projects at the Kitengesa Community Library are still intheir infancy, and long-term economic outcomes are not certain. At the same time, the projects have created a new sense of hope and possibility for many library users. There are numerous implications for other rural libraries, as income-generating projects may be a way to attract new users, attractoutside financial support, showcase the practical nature of these libraries, and provide a means for local peoples to improve their lives. A longitudinal quantitative evaluation of the success of the Kitengesa projects and the income they generate would be the next step in terms of future research –such a study would highlight the role of the rural library in local economic development and provide further support for establishing more rural community libraries.[publisherStatement] Published in New World Journal, Vol. 108, issue 5/6 (2007), p.203-217, available at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0307-4803.htm
Letter from Edward Dent to Michel-Dmitri Calvocoressi, January 15, 1928
No full textA letter dated January 15, 1928 from English musicologist, teacher, and critic Edward Joseph Dent to French musicologist and critic Michel-Dmitri Calvocoressi, regarding Béla Bartók's "Bluebeard's Castle" in Frankfurt and Henry Purcell's "King Arthur" at Cambridge
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